Madieu Williams is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Williams in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Madieu Williams

Top 34% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006

Height6'1"

Weight209 lb

BornOct 18, 1981

Age44

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 56 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 68 · #1669 · Above Average

Worth 68 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.3

Avg surplus

peak +18

6 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 68

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	—	CIN	16	—	82	67	15	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	11	0	2	1	0
2005	—	CIN	4	—	18	13	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2006	—	CIN	15	—	71	52	19	0	2	0.0	2.0	3	13	1	—	0	0
2007	—	CIN	13	—	64	51	13	0	2	2.0	4.0	2	7	1	1	0	0
2008	—	MIN	9	—	39	35	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	3	0	—	0	0
2009	—	MIN	16	—	58	48	10	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	4	0	1	0	0
2010	—	MIN	14	—	67	42	25	1	1	0.5	2.5	1	2	1	—	0	0
2011	—	SF	5	—	6	4	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	WAS	16	—	87	54	33	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	6	0	—	1	0
Career		—	108	—	492	366	126	7	9	5.5	21.5	13	49	3	4	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2004	23	CIN	16	—	82	67	15	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	11	0	2	1	10.3
2005	24	CIN	4	—	18	13	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	0	2.6
2006	25	CIN	15	—	71	52	19	0	2	0.0	2.0	3	13	1	—	0	10.3
2007	26	CIN	13	—	64	51	13	0	2	2.0	4.0	2	7	1	1	0	7.4
2008	27	MIN	9	—	39	35	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	3	0	—	0	4.8
2009	28	MIN	16	—	58	48	10	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	4	0	1	0	5.5
2010	29	MIN	14	—	67	42	25	1	1	0.5	2.5	1	2	1	—	0	6.1
2011	30	SF	5	—	6	4	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.1
2012	31	WAS	16	—	87	54	33	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	6	0	—	1	8
Career			108		492	366	126	7	9	—	—	13	49	3	4	2	56.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2004bestavg 502012

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2004 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 81thClass Pos 62thClass All 87th

125"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 86thClass Pos 78thClass All 90th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 33thClass Pos 84thClass All 26th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo13Ast2TFL2Dis2.0PD1

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #56

#47Tank JohnsonDT #48Dontarrious ThomasLB #49Keiwan RatliffDB #50Devery HendersonWR #51Dwan EdwardsDT #53Michael BoulwareDB #54Darius WattsWR #55Greg JonesFB #57Antwan OdomDE #58Shawntae SpencerCB #59Sean JonesS #60Courtney WatsonMLB #61Kris WilsonTE #62Keary ColbertWR #63Marquise HillDE #64Darnell DockettDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Madieu inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DB room from Deltha O'Neal (2004–2007), and handed it to Keiwan Ratliff (2004–2010).

Darryl Williams 1992–2001Corey Sawyer 1994–1998Sam Shade 1995–1998Jimmy Spencer 1996–1997Ashley Ambrose 1996–1998Greg Myers

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined WAS (from SF)
2012final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2011team change
Joined SF (from MIN)
2008team change
Joined MIN (from CIN)
2004draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 56

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 209 lb

Frame

193 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	MIN	1	W16Questionable· ConcussionW17Out· Concussion
2009	MIN	0	W7Questionable· Quadricep

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 63

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2004

F2005

B2006

C+2007

B2008

C2009

C+2010

F2011

C+2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

75%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2004	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2005	1	0.3	3+2	0.2
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	2	0.2	2	0.1
2008	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	1	0.1	0-1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

68 career value over replacement — #1669 all-time of 4,642. 7.6/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #56 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2004 · +11.1 vs expected KV-H

58actual

46.9 expected · Δ+11.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #56

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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